Will Taylor

Induction Course, Art print, Animal Art, Mathematics, mouse

2012

Brodie Standing [08] Limited Edition Etching , hand printed on Hanemulle etching paper Edition of 75 Image size: H:30.5 cm x W:51 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:45 cm x W:64 cm x D:.15cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look N.B. Original Print, handmade and hand printed etching. An old friend of mine, Brodie the Scottish Terrier. He was a regular at the shows and a wonderful character. Animals have always been at the heart of my work. I find the form, movement and behaviour of the creatures I draw a source of limitless fascination. I love the idea of them watching me, watching them as I draw. I hope my appreciation of the sentience and character of the animals I draw comes across in my work. Over my career I have drawn everything from primates to penguins, dogs, ostriches and even an echidna. These days dogs are my main focus, mostly because I adore dogs but also because they are such an integral part of life. I am delighted by the theory that humans and dogs co evolved, we wouldn’t be what we are without them and vice versa. I try to pare my images down to a balanced simplicity that directs attention to the subject of the picture. I try to balance the subject and the space it occupies, giving each equal importance. Light is hugely important to my work, I imagine my subject in three dimensions as I draw and the light describes the musculature and texture that gives the drawing it’s presence and grounds it in the picture. I aim to capture a pause, a moment where whatever I draw looks like it could wander off or leap up any minute. My influences include Japanese prints, Chinese and Japanese brush drawing and the European artists who were influenced by Japan. I am really excited by composition, by artists like Bonnard and Leon Spilliaert...

Guy Allen Moon Stag Image size: 79cm diameter Size: H:86 cm x W:86 cm Medium: etching Edition size: 75 Year completed: 2019 Sold unframed Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how a piece may look. Moon Stag is an original etching, engraved onto a large copper plate...

Guy Allen Equine Gold Etching, Aquatint and Hand Finished Gold Leaf Edition Size: 75 Year Completed: 2019 Image Size: H 60cm x W 60cm Approximate Size When Framed: H80cm xW 80cm Sold...

Guy Allen Dachshund and Butterfly Etching Edition Size: 75 Year Completed: 2015 Image Size: H 40m x W 54 cm Approximate Size When Framed: H 69c...

Kite with Elephant & Skeleton. Signed with pencil and stamped at the verso. In Juchitán Oaxaca, the land where Toledo was born and to which he was always close, kites are flown at ...

Kite with Shrimps. Signed with pencil and stamped at the verso. In Juchitán Oaxaca, the land where Toledo was born and to which he was always close, kites are flown at festivities ...

linocut, edition of 15 This artwork measures 36"h x 24"w and ships unframed. Bio // Jesse Shaw (b.1980) is a printmaker from Tennessee primarily working in relief prints carved from linoleum blocks. His work is based in the narrative, satirical, political, and social commentary tradition of the graphic print. Jesse is currently working on a series of fifty prints depicting the epic story of America. Prints from his “American Epic” series of linocut prints...

Edward Donovan (1768–1837) was an Anglo Irish writer, natural history illustrator and amateur zoologist. Born in Cork, Ireland, Donovan was an avid collector of natural history speci...